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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 21/07/2026
1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.
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The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science
As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...
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Attractive Nuisance @robindescamp.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The face of a man who knows that the secret Trump used to force his vote will probably not remain secret for long.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
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Julie Taylor @snarkymimi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I agree with @drsandman11.medsky.social: If you didn't look like this & doing everything you can to prevent people from dying during the pandemic, maybe think twice before judging Dr. Fauci.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
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Perpetually Perplexed @perplexed.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Remember when there were big incidents with some bad thing in produce and the CDC told us within days "oh yeah, it came from this spinach factory, on March 8, third line, don't buy bagged lettuce with IDs starting with 17000."
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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Five facts that you should know about the current Cyclospora outbreak.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Wouldn’t it be nice if a woman talking about her assault didn’t always, every fucking time, turn in to Discourse. Wouldn’t it be nice if we all just said fuck that guy and went on about our lives without him in it. Wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t have to spend all day arguing about that.
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Andrew Altenburg @andrewaltenburg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
when I shut down CERN, there were grown men, with tears in their eyes, coming up to me saying "thank you, Sir, for making it possible that minutes are now 60 seconds again, God bless you". MML60SA (Make Minutes Last 60 Seconds Again)
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
There’s a new AI chat assistant on the block, "Aisha", which centers Black sources & history for users to be informed & connected. Founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, @esosaosa.bsky.social, joins with exciting news about the launch & why it’s about to transform the world. youtu.be/_FJBEuM72Do?...
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This NEW AI Assistant Is FLIPPING THE SCRIPT!!
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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I would kill or die for Larry
A small operation in Oregon that hunts truffles with a trained dog has added an unpaid trainee. A cat named Larry accompanies the handler and the truffle dog into the woods every outing, works a patch of ground a little apart from them, and digs with tremendous confidence in places where there is nothing.
The handler says Larry has never found a truffle and shows no sign of understanding the assignment. He does not use scent the way the dog does and he does not respond when the dog makes a find.
He simply digs his own holes nearby and then inspects them. "He thinks he's on the team," the handler said. "He is emphatically not on the team."
TRUFFLE DOG FINDS THE TRUFFLES -
'TRAINEE' CAT DIGS RANDOM HOLES AND FINDS DIRT
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.
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kristofarian @kristofarian.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
speaking of Moses
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California Tech Guy @sausalitocheese.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
China only lifted people out of poverty en masse when they embraced free market reforms and some level of capitalism. The US created a trillionaire when they allowed non-market behavior resulting in the concentration of wealth.
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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I told you we’d be back
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The RNC thought it had found a new way to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of lawful voters. It spent millions building a case in an attempt to use disenfranchisement as a systematic tool to gain partisan advantage. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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The RNC tried to throw out your ballot. I fought back and won
The Court rejected the RNC’s scheme to disenfranchise voters. Democracy won.
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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I wish we could have caring leaders like Mamdani in every town, city, state, and eventually country.
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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In Spain today: installation of solar panels above major irrigation channels. Channels of more than 100 kms transport water from dams to farmland. - Reduces evaporation -Provides large agricultural areas with power & supports irrigation -Decreases use of water in food production, doubling the crop.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Representative Barbara Jordan. Still, after all these years, a mic drop.
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‘My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total.’ | Miller Center
My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total. And I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution.
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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Thank YOU. Read thread, people. BlueAnon election deniers fall into the same categories as their MAGAt brethren: Knowing agents of disinformation, and useful idiots. Don't be eitther.
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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.org · 27/06/2026
Putting a pillow over my face until I suffocated is how you "could have" murdered me. That's a known vulnerability in the human body, just as there are known vulnerabilities in some election systems. By your reasoning, shouldn't you be investigated for murder? Why not?
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JewelzinAZ @jewelzinaz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Democracy Defender @loveroffreedom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
www.climate.us
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Climate.us Home
independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics
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Chris Hutchings #ChoirsForClimate @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I especially love this diagram.
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 24/06/2026
What if people just want healthcare and don't want corruption and for the Untied States to not support genocide? 🤷‍♂️
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Graphic design is my passion.
A sign that has two concentric rings of text but it's laid out in a confusing way so it looks like the first sentence is "it's against the law to keep alcohol out of the hands of youth" and the second sentence is "supply alcohol to minors."
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J Pardo @jdpardo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I feel like all the nature and science magazines I grew up with as a kid are either defunct or are being dismantled for spare parts. Nat Geo, Discover, Sci Am, Natural History, the works. How does this shape the next generation of kids?
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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Employees at Scientific American were told today that the magazine has been sold to LabX Media Group, the outfit that runs Discover Magazine and IFLScience. And that means -- of course! -- editorial layoffs. The media mass extinction rolls ever onward.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/06/2026
This is such a bummer.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
THIS IS FAKE. DELETE THIS. We have enough about this guy to hate without making up fake shit.
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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
When you see Trump's entire motivation is getting rich off pump and dump scams, and the fact that the American investor class is 100% sure Lucy won't pull the football THIS time, it all makes sense. Trump announces treaty. Stocks go up. Trump sells. Trump announces war. Stocks go down. Trump buys.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The remake of just one of the movies she starred in made over a billion dollars last year alone, and she still died in poverty from an extremely preventable infection. We need universal healthcare or we don’t have basic human rights.
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
@jaredeborn.bsky.social
@jaredeborn - Pantone Color of the Year: American Flag Blue. [A screenshot of a social media post showing a photograph of heavily green, murky water filled with thick algae blooms, satirically contrasting the text's color description with the actual green color of the water.]
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Suse @bigsis1.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Im watching the Obamas right now and I feel this feeling. Hard to describe Keep tearing up because I realize the loss we have suffered ...stolen from us The loss of hope and peace and thankfulness... My tears are from joy though, because I just know how many of us think the same with hope and peace
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Barack Obama: Do Not Let Them Take Away Your Power
ALT: Barack Obama: Do Not Let Them Take Away Your Power
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gtodorovac.bsky.social @gtodorovac.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Good tsar, bad boyars. Feed a Ben Shapiro after midnight and Kremlins start popping out.
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trashpandamario.bsky.social @trashpandamario.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The signing actually took place at Versailles Total Landscaping
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The Last Pringle @lastpringle.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
pets.com part 2: sock puppets in space
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JS Burns @jsburns.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Why is the US military the most expensive in the world, but it doesn't lead to the best military outcomes? Why is US healthcare the most expensive in the world, but it doesn't lead to the best health outcomes? The US is geared for maximizing corporate profits, not for producing the best outcomes.
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The Last Pringle @lastpringle.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
It's the new hypertunnel.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 12/06/2026
I want you to notice how this article, which took two journalists to write, doesn't even bother to seriously explore whether the claims being made by companies are true it's genuinely just not relevant to them
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The Last Pringle @lastpringle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Or a hypothetical future Sky Grok might calculate the predictive value to be 1/0.
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lindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
really glad the post fired all my friends to focus on stories like this
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This is fucking insanity www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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Report: NIH, NASA Restrict Co-Authoring With Foreign Scientists
The National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are targeting collaborations between U.S. scientists and foreign researchers, Science reports.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Because this country likes to forget what it’s capable of, I take it as a duty to remind us. We sit at the brink of the largest decimation of Black political power since the fall of Reconstruction — a Second Redemption. And the end of Black political power means the end of democracy itself.
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The Civil Rights Era Is Collapsing Before Our Eyes
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
There's 4 key countries which these cells+wafers are exported to: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria. That's a LOT of manfacturing capacity that's come online in the last months. Some of the panels will be for export, but many will likely be used domestically.
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A NEW TWIST in Africa's soaring solar story: It's now manufacturing its own panels. The factories use imported Chinese cells, which are 40% of the value of panels, keeping much of the value domestically. 9 GW of cells+wafers in Mar/Apr alone🧵
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Grease Lightnin' Hopkins @beatleinabox.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Thief says not thieving would kill thieving industry
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